Francesco Molinari-Pradelli

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (born 4 July 1911 Bologna; died 8 August 1996 Bologna) was a prominent Italian opera conductor. He studied piano and composition at Bologna, and graduated from the Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome in 1938. He made his debut at La Scala in 1946 and his Covent Garden debut in 1955.[1] His account of Puccini's Turandot with Birgit Nilsson and Franco Corelli is commonly regarded as one of the greatest recordings of that work.

Francesco Molinari-Pradelli by Annemarie Heinrich

Discography

References

  1. Tosca, 28 June 1955 (Covent Garden Archive)


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